Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate on May 20, 2019. The 2019 session has ended.
2019 Regular Session
Senate Bill 273
AN ACT CONCERNING DEBT-FREE COLLEGE.
What it does
The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.
To enable in-state recent high school graduates enrolled in regional community-technical colleges to graduate without student loans and to implement a program to encourage residents to complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the Senate
Sponsor
17 co-sponsors
Martin M. Looney, Douglas McCrory, Steve Cassano, Matthew L. Lesser, Gary A. Winfield, Christine Cohen, Mary Daugherty Abrams, Catherine A. Osten, Marilyn V. Moore, Dennis A. Bradley, Julie Kushner, Bob Duff, Will Haskell, Carlo Leone, Mae Flexer, Norman Needleman, Saud Anwar
In the House of Representatives
Its course
January 23 to May 20, 2019, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action18 actions on 12 days
In the SenateJan 23 to May 20 · stopped117 days
Higher Education and Employment Advancement CommitteeJan 23 to Mar 1248 days
Appropriations CommitteeMay 15 to May 172 days
Text
Each version as the General Assembly printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the General Assembly published it is below.
In the Senate Jan 23 – May 17
- Jan 23Introduced and sent to Higher Education and Employment Advancement Committee
- Feb 20Drafted as a bill by Higher Education and Employment Advancement Committee
- Feb 21Sent to Higher Education and Employment Advancement Committee
- Feb 22Heard in Higher Education and Employment Advancement Committee
- Mar 12Higher Education and Employment Advancement Committee recommended a substitute for it
- May 15Sent to Appropriations Committee
- May 17Appropriations Committee recommended it
All 18 actions, as published
- Jan 23REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
- Jan 24Vote to DraftBoth houses
- Feb 20DRAFTED BY COMMITTEEBoth houses
- Feb 21REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
- Feb 22PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
- Mar 12Joint Favorable SubstituteBoth houses
- Mar 15FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
- Mar 25REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
- Apr 1RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
- Apr 1FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
- Apr 1SENATE CALENDAR NUMBERSenate
- Apr 1FILE NO.Both houses
- May 15REF. BY SEN. TO COMM. ONSenate
- May 17Joint FavorableBoth houses
- May 17FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
- May 20RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
- May 20NO NEW FILE BY COMM. ONBoth houses
- May 20FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate